US Navy
Mackenzie Eaglen, RCD: Time for the U.S. Military to Get Its Swagger Back
While the Pentagon’s new strategy is being released in 2018, it is more like the year 2000 on Capitol Hill with members itching for the maverick spirit of then-presidential candidate John McCain’s campaign bus, the Straight Talk Express.
The substance of the document is classified at the request of Capitol Hill, but there is a growing consensus about how to grade its success or failure. It is past time for a new National Defense Strategy that seeks to break the mold in honesty, clarity, conciseness, and fresh thinking. As an official articulation of Pentagon doctrine, this is an opportunity to mend the broken dialogue between the military and the government and people they serve.
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WNU Editor: Too many commitments and missions. Not enough manpower and resources. No debate (at least publicly) on what should be America's priorities when it comes to national security. All of these factors result in this .... Mattis says US competitive warfighting edge has eroded (AP). Will the current administration put the U.S. military back on track is something that I do not know. But what I do know is that with the U.S. government now shut-down over the issue of immigration, chain migration, and what should be the status of people who entered the country illegally .... these discussions and decisions are not going to happen.